Eleven down, one more to go!
2009.11.30 12:12 PM Filed in: Health & Nutrition
Good afternoon!
Here is the report for today’s month-end fitness testing for November. The end of the year is coming up fast!
Good news and bad news. The good news is that I have been able to get back on track in the push ups department!!! Yep - this morning, it was a struggle but I was able to eek out 110 consecutive push ups.
The bad news is that I think this extra strain set me up for failure in the assisted pull ups. In my second set of 10, during the 7th rep I pulled a muscle in the area of the left side of my neck. I’d guess the left trapezius, but then again I’m not trained or well versed in anatomy or musculature. At any rate, I was able to finish that rep, but no more. 10 + 7, so close to 10 + 10, and I think I would have been able to do it. Argh!!!
My waistband has been getting a little long lately, too. It’s something I have recently started taking more seriously over the past few days. I’ve been letting my healthy eating fall by the wayside, and it’s showing. Time to buckle down, though. With Christmas on the way, there will be plenty of opportunities for over-indulging, so I need to work extra hard on cranking the healthy dial all the way to eleven!
Besides, this will pay extra dividends in the pull up department, so it’s a double win.
Here are the results, by the numbers.
November 30, 2009
Pullups goal: 21 (actual: 0)
Assisted pull ups goal: 2 x 10 @ 55 lbs (actual: 60 lbs)
Pushups goal: 110 (actual: 110)
Waist around navel: 33.5” (actual: 37)
As always, the Goal Tracker page has this plus the historical data. I’m starting to think about next year’s goals, too. I don’t want to do 240 consecutive push ups, that’s just silly. I’ve got some ideas that I’m working through and will share with you towards the end of December.
Here is the report for today’s month-end fitness testing for November. The end of the year is coming up fast!
Good news and bad news. The good news is that I have been able to get back on track in the push ups department!!! Yep - this morning, it was a struggle but I was able to eek out 110 consecutive push ups.
The bad news is that I think this extra strain set me up for failure in the assisted pull ups. In my second set of 10, during the 7th rep I pulled a muscle in the area of the left side of my neck. I’d guess the left trapezius, but then again I’m not trained or well versed in anatomy or musculature. At any rate, I was able to finish that rep, but no more. 10 + 7, so close to 10 + 10, and I think I would have been able to do it. Argh!!!
My waistband has been getting a little long lately, too. It’s something I have recently started taking more seriously over the past few days. I’ve been letting my healthy eating fall by the wayside, and it’s showing. Time to buckle down, though. With Christmas on the way, there will be plenty of opportunities for over-indulging, so I need to work extra hard on cranking the healthy dial all the way to eleven!
Besides, this will pay extra dividends in the pull up department, so it’s a double win.Here are the results, by the numbers.
November 30, 2009
Pullups goal: 21 (actual: 0)
Assisted pull ups goal: 2 x 10 @ 55 lbs (actual: 60 lbs)
Pushups goal: 110 (actual: 110)
Waist around navel: 33.5” (actual: 37)
As always, the Goal Tracker page has this plus the historical data. I’m starting to think about next year’s goals, too. I don’t want to do 240 consecutive push ups, that’s just silly.
I’ve got some ideas that I’m working through and will share with you towards the end of December.